# lilja
## Faroese
### Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)
* (botany) lily
* (poetic) woman

#### Derived terms

* blálilja
* páskalilja (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
* várblálilja

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈliljɑ/, [ˈliljɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iljɑ
* Hyphenation: lil‧ja

### Noun

lilja
* lily (flower)
* (heraldry) fleur-de-lis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liljani
liljani
accusative
nom.
liljani
liljani
gen.
liljani
genitive
liljani
liljojeni liljaini $^{rare}$
partitive
liljaani
liljojani
inessive
liljassani
liljoissani
elative
liljastani
liljoistani
illative
liljaani
liljoihini
adessive
liljallani
liljoillani
ablative
liljaltani
liljoiltani
allative
liljalleni
liljoilleni
essive
liljanani
liljoinani
translative
liljakseni
liljoikseni
abessive
liljattani
liljoittani
instructive
comitative
—liljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liljasi
liljasi
accusative
nom.
liljasi
liljasi
gen.
liljasi
genitive
liljasi
liljojesi liljaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
liljaasi
liljojasi
inessive
liljassasi
liljoissasi
elative
liljastasi
liljoistasi
illative
liljaasi
liljoihisi
adessive
liljallasi
liljoillasi
ablative
liljaltasi
liljoiltasi
allative
liljallesi
liljoillesi
essive
liljanasi
liljoinasi
translative
liljaksesi
liljoiksesi
abessive
liljattasi
liljoittasi
instructive
comitative
—liljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liljamme
liljamme
accusative
nom.
liljamme
liljamme
gen.
liljamme
genitive
liljamme
liljojemme liljaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
liljaamme
liljojamme
inessive
liljassamme
liljoissamme
elative
liljastamme
liljoistamme
illative
liljaamme
liljoihimme
adessive
liljallamme
liljoillamme
ablative
liljaltamme
liljoiltamme
allative
liljallemme
liljoillemme
essive
liljanamme
liljoinamme
translative
liljaksemme
liljoiksemme
abessive
liljattamme
liljoittamme
instructive
comitative
—liljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liljanne
liljanne
accusative
nom.
liljanne
liljanne
gen.
liljanne
genitive
liljanne
liljojenne liljainne $^{rare}$
partitive
liljaanne
liljojanne
inessive
liljassanne
liljoissanne
elative
liljastanne
liljoistanne
illative
liljaanne
liljoihinne
adessive
liljallanne
liljoillanne
ablative
liljaltanne
liljoiltanne
allative
liljallenne
liljoillenne
essive
liljananne
liljoinanne
translative
liljaksenne
liljoiksenne
abessive
liljattanne
liljoittanne
instructive
comitative
—liljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liljansa
liljansa
accusative
nom.
liljansa
liljansa
gen.
liljansa
genitive
liljansa
liljojensa liljainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
liljaansa
liljojaan liljojansa
inessive
liljassaan liljassansa
liljoissaan liljoissansa
elative
liljastaan liljastansa
liljoistaan liljoistansa
illative
liljaansa
liljoihinsa
adessive
liljallaan liljallansa
liljoillaan liljoillansa
ablative
liljaltaan liljaltansa
liljoiltaan liljoiltansa
allative
liljalleen liljallensa
liljoilleen liljoillensa
essive
liljanaan liljanansa
liljoinaan liljoinansa
translative
liljakseen liljaksensa
liljoikseen liljoiksensa
abessive
liljattaan liljattansa
liljoittaan liljoittansa
instructive
comitative
—liljoineen liljoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* helmililja
* kaarililja
* kuunlilja
* liljakasvi
* liljakukko
* lukinlilja
* marskinlilja
* merililja
* miekkalilja
* myrkkylilja
* palmulilja
* partiolilja
* pikarililja
* päivänlilja
* pääsiäislilja
* ruskolilja
* rönsylilja
* sinililja
* tiikerililja
* varjolilja
* vesililja

### Further reading

* “lilja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lilium (“lily”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɪlja/
* Rhymes: -ɪlja

### Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)
* lily

#### Derived terms

* amasónlilja (“Amazon lily”)
* bjöllulilja (“wintergreen”)
* blálilja (“oysterleaf, oysterplant, sea bluebell”)
* dalalilja (“lily of the valley”)
* dverglilja (“crocus”)
* eldlilja (“fire lily”)
* friðarlilja (“peace lily”)
* goðalilja (“common hyacinth”)
* hvítasunnulilja (“poet's daffodil”)
* jómfrúlilja (“gladiolus, gladiola”)
* krummalilja (“Kamchatka fritillary”)
* liljuætt (“lily family”)
* pálmalilja (“yucca”)
* páskalilja (“daffodil, narcissus”)
* perlulilja (“grape hyacinth”)
* sverðlilja (“iris”)
* sælilja (“crinoid, sea-lily”)
* vatnalilja (“water lily”)
* vepjulilja (“snakeshead”)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* liljen

### Noun

lilja m or f
* definite feminine singular of lilje

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

lilja f
* definite singular of lilje

## Old Norse
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlilja/
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### Noun

lilja f (genitive lilju)
* lily

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: lilja
* Faroese: lilja
* Norwegian Nynorsk: lilje
* Norwegian Bokmål: lilje
* Swedish: lilja
* Danish: lilje

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lilja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lilja c
* lily
* (heraldry) a fleur-de-lis

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | lilja | liljas |
| singular | definite | liljan | liljans |
| plural | indefinite | liljor | liljors |
| plural | definite | liljorna | liljornas |

#### Derived terms

* påsklilja

### References

* lilja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lilja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lilja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)